4 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
About 4 New Road
4 New Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Folly Gate, Okehampton, Okehampton (EX20 3AB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 49.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 25.9% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (March 2014).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 New Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Householder application for erection of a single storey extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 00306/2015
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Householder application for erection of a single storey extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 01390/2014
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 New Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 9 years.
£119,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2014Most recent
£119,000
+19.0%over 8 years3 July 2005
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX20 3AB: £179,950 (2023–2003).
Nearby sales in EX20 3AB
12 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Jun 2023
£160,00014 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Aug 2019
£179,9505 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Mar 2016
£225,0006 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Dec 2001
£76,50016 New Road, Folly Gate, Okehampton, EX20 3AB
Sold Dec 1995
£41,000
Everything we know about 4 New Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other New Road homes
On price per m², 4 New Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,630
Street avg £2,508
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Parish Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB